China/France: ‘The Chinese Market'. Wool and silk tapestry by Francois Boucher (29 September 1703 - 30 May 1770), This exotic scene from China features market traders beneath a pagoda selling silks, birds, spices, porcelain, fans and other Eastern riches. Wealthy shoppers appear in fine robes, escorted on rickshaws. Interestingly, a camel is depicted with a howdah and a parasol for the use of a rich merchant. Boucher never visited China. It is thought he produced this tapestry on a Beauvais loom by replicating designs from imported Oriental porcelain and from Dutch sketches.

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Size: 5700px × 3082px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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